title: A stranger in the heart: LRV stent migration.
abstract: We present a case of migration of the left renal vein (LRV) stent into the right ventricle in a patient with nutcracker syndrome. After a failed attempt of percutaneous endovascular removal of the stent, the stent in the heart was removed by open cardiac surgery, another stent was placed into the LRV via a puncture in the inferior vena cava (IVC) under direct vision, and the patient had an uneventful postoperative recovery. At 3 years follow-up, the patient was asymptomatic and Doppler ultrasonography demonstrated the stent to be patent and well-positioned.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Shanwen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hongkun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Lu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Zhonggao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000601:surgery; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D006978:Hypertension, Renovascular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013577:Syndrome